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Burleigh, John Holmes b. October 9, 1822 d. December 5, 1877US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1877. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives in 1862, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Maine in 1864. (Bio by: K)Portland Street Cemetery, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA

Hayes, Joseph b. September 14, 1835 d. September 19, 1912Civil War Union Brigadier General. Harvard University graduate, mustered as Major of the 18th Mass. Infantry on Aug. 24, 1861. Promoted to Lt. Col. on Aug. 25, 1862. Saw action with the 18th Mass. during the Peninsula Campaign to the Wilderness Campaign. Wounded in the head at the Wilderness. Commissioned Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on May 12, 1864. He was taken prisoner at Weldon RR and assigned as Commissioner to oversee treatment of Union POW's. Breveted as Major General of U.S...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Thompson)Old Fields Cemetery, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA

Jewett, Sarah Orne b. September 3, 1849 d. June 24, 1909Author. She was born in South Berwick, Maine. She was contemporary and friend of the writers Mark Twain, Henry James and Willa Cather. She is remembered for her books "A Country Doctor," "Old Friend and New," "A White Heron and Other Stories," "Tales of the New England," "The Life of Nancy," "The Country of the Pointed Firs," "The Queen's Twin and Other Stories" and "The Tory Lover." She died in her hometown of South Berwick. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)Portland Street Cemetery, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA